Annai (film)
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| Directed by | Krishnan-Panju |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Written by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan (dialogues) |
| Based on | Maya Mruga by Nihar Ranjan Gupta |
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| Music by | R. Sudarsanam |
| Cinematography | S. Maruthi Rao |
| Edited by | Panjabi-Vittal |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Annai (English: Mother) is a 1962 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Krishnan-Panju. The film features P. Bhanumathi, Sowcar Janaki in the lead roles, with S. V. Ranga Rao, J. P. Chandra Babu and P. Raja playing supporting roles. The plot revolves around the theme that the love of a foster mother can be even stronger than biological mother.
The film is a remake of the Bengali film Maya Mrigo (1960). The soundtrack album and background score were composed by R. Sudarshanam while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Kothamangalam Subbu.
Annai was released on 15 December 1962 to positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at the plot, the music and the performances from the lead actors. The film was also a commercial success, and had a theatrical run of 100 days. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Penchina Prema.
Nihar Ranjan Gupta's Bengali play Maya Mrigo was adapted into a film of the same name by Chitta Bose in 1960. The film's rights was acquired by A. V. Meiyappan to be made in Tamil. The film was titled Annai, named after the Tamil novel of same name which was translated from Russian novel The Mother by Maxim Gorky. Krishnan Panju was selected as the film's directors with KS Gopalakrishnan writing the film's dialogues.
Bhanumathi was not keen on acting in the role but later relented after being persuaded by three months. S. V. Ranga Rao never went for outdoor shooting as a policy. For a scene required for it, Rangarao refuse to come but later participated after being convinced by makers. The film was entirely shot at AVM Studios with miniature sets created for all scenes by the art director. During the making of the film, Panju's mother was terminally ill, she died even before he arrived. The song "Azhagiya Mithilai" was shot at Marina Beach Road, Chennai.
The soundtrack album and background score were composed by R. Sudarshanam while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Kothamangalam Subbu. Bhanumathi recorded the song "Poovagi Kaayagi" thrice as she "wanted the song to be best". The songs particularly "Azhagiya Mithilai" and "Buddhiyulla Manithan" were well received and became famous. Randor Guy wrote "Music [..] contributed to the impact of the film and some of the songs such as 'Azhagiya midhilai' became popular. [..] Another hit song, 'Butthiulla manidharellam vetrikanbadhillai' by Chandrababu was a great success and is still popular". G. Dhananjayan wrote that the film is widely popular for its songs.
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